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Topic: My Kindle is Dum, so what should he wear? (Read 1875 times)

For Christmas, my mum and I decided to give each other Kindles, which lead to my boyfriend calling them "Twindles". The name stuck and, as such, mum's Kindle 5 is known as "Tweedledee" and my Kindle Touch is known as "Tweedledum"

Anyway, the point of the post is, I am in love with my Kindle, but before I take him out of the box I want to get him a protective case and a light (as I read a lot and am long-sighted). However, I've heard that some of the cases and lights can scratch the actual Kindles themselves. Also, given that I'm currently using a walking stick and unable to leave the house due to a recent knee repair, I'm probably going to have to order a case and light online. Which leads me to you, e-hell. What brand cases and lights would you recommend for Kindle Touch? Price is not so much of an issue as long as it works.

A lot of sites recommend the Kandle II as a light, saying that it provides excellent coverage and doesn't scratch. Has anyone had experience with it? I also heard that the Octovo Solis isn't too bad, although it's sold out everywhere For covers, I just want a brand that won't fall apart, won't scratch and will provide good protection in a hand bag! Is it worth waiting for the Amazon light cover or are the generic ones on ebay just as good?

The stripper model Kindle (the $69 e-ink version) is not backlit, so you do need a light, just as you would with a book. But unless you're planning to take it camping or something, the same light (e.g., reading lamp on the end table) that you'd use for a regular book should be sufficient to illuminate your Kindle reading.

I have this also and the light is attached to the cover so it can't scratch it.

I have that cover also, and love it. It is my second Kindle cover, I originally had a separate cover and attachable light, but found ikept fiddling with the light, didn't want to go without a cover... So wound up getting this one tor replace my first choices and much prefer this one.

While the following is not a reason I chose this cover, an unexpected plus is that if I fall asleep while reading (as I read in bed, not an infrequent occurrence) - the light integrated into the cover shuts off when the Kindle goes to "sleep" after a number of minutes of no page turns, or other actions. An un-looked for bonus.

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I have that too for my Kindle keyboard but the light doesn't work anymore cause my middle child wanted to find out how it works. It happened so quick too, I just put it down to get something and when I came back, he'd broken the top metal piece that slides into the side. I still use it to protect the Kindle and will someday get myself a new one.

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